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Auto alternatives for the 21st centuryTue, 31 Mar 2015 14:25:22 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2Audi Future Mobility Practicum Looking Into EV; For US Studentshttp://www.hybridcars.com/audi-future-mobility-practicum-looking-into-ev-for-us-students/
http://www.hybridcars.com/audi-future-mobility-practicum-looking-into-ev-for-us-students/#commentsWed, 06 Nov 2013 06:25:55 +0000http://www.hybridcars.com/?p=89849Audi is recruiting some of America’s brightest undergraduates to take part in a unique student program that will address future mobility concerns of megacities around the world. Audi explained its Future of Mobility Practicum will initially engage 12 students in a six-week practicum next summer at AUDI AG headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. Those finalists will […]

]]>Audi is recruiting some of America’s brightest undergraduates to take part in a unique student program that will address future mobility concerns of megacities around the world.

Audi explained its Future of Mobility Practicum will initially engage 12 students in a six-week practicum next summer at AUDI AG headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. Those finalists will explore, per Audi, innovative concepts of how cars will be used in the more densely packed and chaotic urban environments expected to arise a generation from now.

The program will be modeled on existing Audi internship programs, but will be available only to U.S.-based undergraduate students pursuing degrees in fields such as engineering, design and computer science.

Audi said the goal of the program is to investigate future automotive opportunities in topics as wide ranging as Big Data, sensors, electric vehicles, safety engineering and urban planning.

At the end of the six-week practicum, two students with the most inventive concepts will be offered a six-month internship to further develop their ideas with the Audi Technical Development team in Germany.

“Societies around the world have enjoyed great benefits from personal transportation,” said Peter Kainz, Head of Pre-development Vehicle Concepts at AUDI AG. “At the same time, navigating through the world’s burgeoning urban areas has become more stressful, chaotic and time consuming. Our aim is to begin tackling this reality with creative insights from America’s best young minds.”

The application period for undergraduate students interested in the Audi Future Mobility Practicum opened October 25, 2013 and closes November 30, 2013. The 12 finalists for next summer’s six-week fellowship will be selected in December 2013 and announced at CES in January 2014.

Full details on the practicum, including how to apply, are available at www.AudiFutureMobility.de. Audi said interested undergraduates are encouraged to submit a creative multimedia brief to bolster their applications.

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http://www.hybridcars.com/33-58-percent-increase-in-hybrid-registrations-24-34-percent-for-diesel/#commentsFri, 26 Apr 2013 04:16:46 +0000http://www.hybridcars.com/?p=57783Clean diesel car registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout the country, according to new data compiled for the Diesel Technology Forum. Data also revealed South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi are the fastest growing states for hybrid car registrations. […]

]]>Clean diesel car registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout the country, according to new data compiled for the Diesel Technology Forum.

Data also revealed South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi are the fastest growing states for hybrid car registrations.

The national registration information was compiled by R.L. Polk and Company and includes data for all types of passenger vehicles – cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and vans – in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from January 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2012.

“This new data of total national vehicle registrations coincides with what we’ve been seeing in the monthly auto sales – clean diesel and hybrid cars are showing consistent and impressive growth patterns in the U.S.,” said Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “This consistent growth in clean diesel registrations in the last three years is particularly noteworthy since it has occurred during an economic recession, the availability of an extremely large number of fuel efficient vehicles, which was topped off by some of the highest diesel fuel prices in U.S. history. Even in the face of these significant challenges, diesel buyers are seeing the big picture and long-term value by investing in record numbers of clean diesel cars and SUVs.”

Diesel car and SUV registrations increased from 640,779 in 2010 to 796,794 at the end of 2012 – a 24.34 percent increase.

During this same period, hybrid car and SUV registrations increased from 1,714,966 to 2,290,903 – a 33.58 percent increase. In contrast, the total car and SUV registrations in the U.S. increased by just 2.75 percent during the same period.

“When all passenger vehicle registrations are included – cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and vans – the diesels currently account for 6,658,399 vehicles while hybrids account for 2,295,500 vehicles throughout the U.S,” Schaeffer said.

Schaeffer also noted that there currently are 27 diesels available in the U.S. market compared to 46 hybrids.

“While total diesel vehicle registrations are slightly less than three percent in the U.S., auto analysts and market researchers virtually all agree diesel sales are going to increase significantly as the number of new diesels made in available domestically will more than double in the next two years,” Schaeffer said. “Some analysts predict diesel sales will reach 10 percent of the U.S. market by 2020. In addition, clean diesel vehicle sales are also projected to increase as the U.S. moves toward increasing fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025. Because clean diesels are 20 to 40 more efficient than gasoline engines, diesel cars and trucks will play a major role in achieving these new standards. And an interesting wild card will be the emerging market domestically and internationally of clean diesel hybrid vehicles that will achieve astounding mpg numbers.”